Truck hits #1 engine of taxiing B747-400.

Attributes
ACN	321417
Time
Date	199511
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lax
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sju
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B747-400
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3700
ASRS Report	321417
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

We were taxiing east on taxiway K at lax abeam the south end of the bradley international terminal. The flight attendant at door 2L called and said the #1 engine hit a truck. We never felt anything. We were on centerline. We never saw the truck. The flight attendant said that he observed the truck moving and in a left hand turn when it hit the front of the engine. The driver was looking left and not at us. Better training is needed for ground equipment drivers.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRUCK HITS #1 ENG OF TAXIING B747-400.

Narrative: WE WERE TAXIING E ON TXWY K AT LAX ABEAM THE S END OF THE BRADLEY INTL TERMINAL. THE FLT ATTENDANT AT DOOR 2L CALLED AND SAID THE #1 ENG HIT A TRUCK. WE NEVER FELT ANYTHING. WE WERE ON CTRLINE. WE NEVER SAW THE TRUCK. THE FLT ATTENDANT SAID THAT HE OBSERVED THE TRUCK MOVING AND IN A L HAND TURN WHEN IT HIT THE FRONT OF THE ENG. THE DRIVER WAS LOOKING L AND NOT AT US. BETTER TRAINING IS NEEDED FOR GND EQUIP DRIVERS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.